CHAT FROM THE THEATRES; THREATENED LITIGATION OVER THE PLAY OF "ANSELMA." THE THREE "MIKADOS"--THOMAS W. KEENE TO PLAY RICHARD III.--OSMOND TEARLE'S SUCCESSOR AT WALLACK'S.

There may be some legal complications about the production of "Anselma" by Mme. Janish at the Madison-Square Theatre two weeks hence, although such eminent legal authorities as ex-Judge Dittenhoefer, of this city, and Thomas J. Diehl, of Philadelphia, emphatically affirm that nothing can possibly interfere with the right of Mme. Janish and her manager...

August 27, 1885

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